Mexico weekly ledger., 1887-09-29

How She Once Tried 20 Prevent TWO
Gentlemen from smoking and Failed
DIR. Mary Walker? Oh. yes. /
know Mary very well. made, her &C
quaintance way down in Texas shortly
after the war.
The speaker was Henry z. Sanger.
who leaned back in his chair and
pulled meditatively at his cigar. II
was on my way" he said. to attend
the first state fair held III Texas at
Houston. took the steamer at Gal
yeston-and a mighty fine steamer that
was. too, with great board decks and
reclining chairs, and commanded by
officers who were perfect gentlemen,
for Houston, and there was a mighty
big crowd on board. There were some
distinguished people, too, including
Judge Jere Black, the noted Pennsyl-
yanian.
About two minutes before the gang
plank was hauled in and the order
given to east off, a carriage came rat
Ting down the street and stopped on
the wharf. Sachels, bandboxes. and
shawls began to issue from the vehicle
in endless profusion. and were followed
by a mite of humanity dressed in the
half-male, half-female garb which has
advertised the name of DR. Mary
Walker throughout the land. She flew
about on the wharf issuing peremptory
orders to the porters, the ships Off
GERS, and in fact everybody within
reach of her voice. She was accom-
panied by a tall. lank individual of I'M
certain age, with oiled locks which
hung over his shirt collar, and a
carefully-waxed mustache, the ends OF
which were reduced to a point fine en-
ough to thread a needle. He conduct
ed the great Mayor rather, Mary
conducted him.-up the g~ang-plank
with considerable ceremony. and they
disappeared from the view of the curl
Gus passengers.
.sWhea the dinner hour arrived
went down TO the dining saloon with a
friend. We found the room uncom-
fortably crowded, and concluded to &c
to the .after-deck and smoke until the
crowd had thinned out. Smoking wa;
not prohibited on the a~fter-deck, but
we found a couple of ladies there. ant
so asked their permission before light
ing our cigars. We smoked and chat
ed away there for several minutes
when the rasping voice of Mar,
Walker fell upon u ears.
Throw those nasty cigars away"
We smoked on, pretending not t.
have heard the command, when tn
voice sounded more emphatic, i wan
you men to throw those nasty cigar
away at once. They are offensive
my companion bowed toward tn
two ladies near by and inquired, Il
our smoking offensive, ladies?'
.sOh, no, nor they expostulated
keep your cigars, gentlemen
We renewed our conversation an,
calmly smoked away The doeto
grew warm. Men, don't smoke sh
exclaimed. Only brutes in the forr
of men will defle their mouths wit
vile tobacco. Any man with a mother
wife, daughters. a sweetheart, or any
body whom he respects is a disgrace t
her or them, and to his Il c if h
smokes or chews tobacco"
This was delivered with an attemI
at oratorical effect that was reall
laughable-
Sir, began my friend.
Don't sir mel screamed the no.
excited I am DR.. Maj
Walker. and you know it. Don't pr,
tend that o don't know my sex
well, then, madam, | just want
say right here that / have a mother
/ also have a wife and five children
Some of EN- are girls. Ihave a CRANE
aunt and seven other aunts, and th
last time | counted | had thirty-nin
female cousins. My s~weethearts ar
as numerous as the stars in the hea1
ems, and | kiss EN- every chance l ge
/ have che'ved tobacco like a veteral
for forty-seven years, and smok
whenever l feel like it.
1.-The doctor danced around like
bug on IA hot griddle. AT this junctuI
the ships steward appeared upon th
scene. She laid hands upon that off
cial and demanded that those dirt,
loafers' be required to throw thei
cigars away.
"But smoking is allowed on the after
deck expostulated the steward.
.sY on are no gentleman, so there
now replied the great Mary.
'.Tll send the captain" said th
steward, alertly withdrawing from tn
doctors grasp. Perhaps he'll fl
matters to suit you.
Presently TIE captain appeared
He quietly listened to a repetition c
DR.. Walkers TRADE and the voluntee
explanations Of about fifty passenger
who had by this time surrounded u.
and then quietly laid his hand upo
her shoulder. L am captain of TIL
ship he said, and my word here
law. If you don't go into your stat
room at once I'll put you in irons, an
Mary went.
Then everybody smoked. Men VII
didn't smoke once a year lighte
cigars, and ever the ladies smoke
cigarettes. l never saw DIR. Wake
but once after that. She was in Ne
Orleans and in the custody of a polio
officer, who arrested her for .masquel